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You have brains in your head: Eric Levi at DFTB18

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In honour of CrazySocks4Docs Day it seems only fitting that today we release Eric’s talk on mental wellbeing.

Outside of his interest in ears, noses and throats Eric is passionate about our wellbeing. No doctor or healthcare provider is immune to the risk of depression. Andrew Tagg spoke about his own personal struggles at our first conference. Perhaps part of the same spectrum of work potentiated illness is burnout. Characterized by emotional exhaustion, low professional efficacy and high levels of cynicism it is rampant amongst our profession.

#CrazySocks4Docs day was started by a Melbourne cardiologist, Geoff Toogood, with a view to ending the stigma surrounding mental health ion physicians. For more details check out the website here.

This talk was recorded live at DFTB18 in Melbourne, Australia. With the theme of ‘Science and Story‘ we pushed our speakers to step out of their comfort zones and consider why we do what we do. Caring for children is not just about acquiring the scientific knowhow but also about taking a look beyond a diagnosis or clinical conundrum at the patient and their families.

DFTB19 has just a couple of main conference tickets left but there are still spots for some of the pre-conference workshops.

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Selected references

Callahan K, Christman G, Maltby L. Battling burnout: strategies for promoting physician wellness. Advances in pediatrics. 2018 May 7.

Shanafelt TD, Noseworthy JH. Executive leadership and physician well-being: nine organizational strategies to promote engagement and reduce burnout. InMayo Clinic Proceedings 2017 Jan 1 (Vol. 92, No. 1, pp. 129-146). Elsevier.

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